Christmas Wishes

Hello Blogging Friends!

I am trying to complete a blog hop for Perfect Sentiments that has 4 different cards.  So here is my card 3 for Christmas with a Critter.  I used a Christmas Challenges sketch which I will also be entering into the challenge.  I love the way this little High Hopes, Hope for Peace Snowy turned out.  It started out that I would make him monotone, but then I quickly changed my mind and added in some blues and just a touch of red.

The papers are by MME Christmas packs.  The sentiment is by Memory Box, Christmas Ticket.  I distressed the edges of all the papers and gave them a bit of distress ink.  The burlap in the background is from a silverware holder from a wedding I went to last week, recycle and reuse.  Everyone made fun of me when I asked if they were throwing their silverware holder

Inside paper by MME and sentiment by Stampabilities, Meaning of the Season.

Copics used:  E44, E47, E49, R81, R85, R89, BG13, BG15, BG34, BG10, BG0000, 0, YG93, YG95, YG97

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Christmas Challenges- Sketch # 46

Perfect Sentiments - Christmas Critters

Totally Papercrafts- Christmas 9 weeks and counting

CCeestampers - Snowmen

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a fantastic Monday!

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Chipboard Bookmark

Hello Blogging Friends!

I hope you are all enjoying Father's Day with the men in your life.  We celebrated Friday and Saturday night with our fathers, so I have today to play in my room and get a bit inky.

A while back I seen a tutorial on SCS for a Chipboard Bookmark by Beate.  It was beautiful, so I looked at the tutorial.  I used that as my inspiration for this bookmark.  I did not follow the tutorial real close and did some ad libbing of my own.

I used spellbinders, Floral Doily Motifs and cut out 4 cuts with kraft paper and 2 with Gina K 120# paper.  The Gina K paper is used on the front and back to sandwich the kraft paper.  After I cut them all out, I ran them thru my Xyron to adhere them to each other.  I stuck a white and a teal ribbon between the sandwiched kraft paper to create the pull no the bookmark.  The top piece of white Gina K was airbrushed with yellow copics.  I wanted a bright bookmark to go with the image I have choose.  I cut out a 3 inch circle and stamped the cute flower image, Lazy Susan Buggies by High Hopes.  I colored the image with copics and used a little bit of stickles on the bees wings.

After I colored the image, I used Distress Ink to color the background. Then I adhered the image to the top of the book mark and topped it off with a pink button tied with jute twine.

It was a very easy project with a cute result.  I think I will be making more of these soon. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Happy Birthday Patty!

Good Morning!

Today is another very special day!! I belong to the Crafty Gals Blog Group over at SCS.  And it is Patty's Birthday today!  Please give Patty some extra Birthday wishes on her blog today!

Visit Patty here!

 Her favorite color is purple.  I thought this High Hopes stamp TuTu was perfect for purple.  The outside sentiment is by Whimsy Stamps.  All paper is by My Mind's Eye, image colored on cryogen paper.  The outside eyelets were cut with the eyelet circle spellbinders die and embellished with pearls.  The sentiment was stamped with black memento ink and concord grape distress ink around the edges.  Then I put some white liquid pearls around the edges.

Copics used:
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13
Hair:  E50, E53, E55
Dress:  V01, V05, V06
Flower:  RV10, RV34, RV69, G20, G21, G24
Hearts:  RV34, RV69


The inside circle was cut with a eyelet circle spellbinders die.  The sentiment is by Amy R stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure to wish Patty a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Until next time...

Athina

So Grateful!

Yes, spring has passed and we are into fall now, but I loved this stamp by High Hopes.  I colored the image with copic markers and prisma pencils.  I also use a bit of stickles to add some shine!

Inside close up!  See the sparkle!

Inside border with Martha Stewart punch and a prima flower.

Thanks for looking!